MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Linley Group is proud to announce the winners of its annual Analysts' Choice Awards which recognize the top semiconductor products of 2017 in six categories: server processors, embedded processors, mobile processors, processor-IP cores, networking chips, and best technology.
"We’re pleased to honor the top semiconductor innovators who we believe are developing products that will shape future industry designs,” said Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst at The Linley Group. “The rapid pace of advancement makes this an exciting time for the semiconductor industry and we’re delighted to recognize these exemplary technology leaders.”
The Linley Group's team of analysts is deeply familiar with all the leading technology products and selected winners based on the merits of those that entered production (or, in the case of IP, released to RTL) during 2017. The contenders were evaluated for performance, power, features, and cost of each device in the context of their target application.
Following are the recipients of the 2017 Analysts' Choice Awards:
- Best Server Processor: AMD’s Epyc processor
- Best Embedded Processor: Broadcom’s BCM58808H processor
- Best Processor IP: Arm’s Mali-G72 GPU
- Best Networking Chip: Mellanox’s ConnectX-5 Ethernet controller
- Best Mobile Processor: Samsung’s Exynos 8895 processor
- Best Technology: SecureRF quantum-resistant cryptography
About The Linley Group
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